Lot 1003

FREE-BLOWN AND PRESSED WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP,

Estimate: $200 - $300
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FREE-BLOWN AND PRESSED WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP, opaque white, globular font raised on a small-size Lion Head and Basket of Flowers base, flat underneath, embossed "N. E. G. Co. / E. R. - S. R." double-ring wafer construction.. New England Glass Co. 1830-1850. 7 7/8" H, 3" SQ base.
Literature: Wilson - New England Glass,, p. 254, fig. 214B.
Provenance:Michael Carter collection, Hanover, PA.

Condition

Font undamaged; base having expected scattered chipping with many losses. Having some scattered discolored annealing lines, as made.